County Women’s Club Convention Opens at Y M C A
A large Washington county federation gathering convenes at the Y M C A with seventy nine representatives from Ainsworth Kalona Wellman and other clubs. Emma Anderson delivers welcome. Vernon Beck responds. reports and talks cover clubs arts literature and federation study with plans for a county convention financing devised by a committee led by Miss Anna Dawson.
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Washington County
Ainsworth
Kalona
Wellman
Nineteenth Century Club of
Washington
Emma Anderson
Vernon Beck
J. R. Swaritzendruber
Alpha Club
James Swift
Harmony Club
W. James Brooks
Frank Carter
Frank Wilson
J. A. Porter
J. C
Anna Dawson
Hoover Silent as He Is Assured of Nomination Today
Hoover remains quiet amid expected Republican nomination as a formal vote nears. Reporters note his calm demeanor at the White House while Pennsylvania’s backing solidifies momentum for Hoover’s candidacy.
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Hoover
Tornado Strikes McCook Nebraska Injuries and Damage
A tornado struck McCook Nebraska last night injuring several people and causing damage estimated in the hundreds of thousands of dollars. The storm was followed by heavy rain and strong winds.
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Mccook
Neb
New Chance of Transatlantic Race for Women
In St Johns Newfoundland on June 12 the Columbia carrying Miss Mabel Bell and Trepassey Bay waiting Amelia Earhart's Friendship revive hopes for a trans-Atlantic air race. The winner would be the first woman to fly the Atlantic.
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ST. Johns
N. F
Mabel Bell
New York
Columbia
Amelia Earhart
Trepassey Bay
England
Atlantic
President Coolidge Sees Prosperity With Curb on Spending
President Coolidge warned that while prosperity will continue, state and local governments must curb expenditures. He noted all government costs over 11 billion dollars annually and urged less and wiser spending. He projected a fiscal year surplus of over 400 million but cautioned that future revenues and expenditures may balance with a possible deficit.
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Washington
Coolidge
Putnam Perfects New Cloth Chart
Mr A E Putnam perfects a new Cloth Chart that measures bolt yardage in one operation without unrolling or counting folds. The updated machine registers measurement as adjusted, reducing hand work. The original chart sold 25,000 units in 22 years and is used worldwide by leading dry goods houses. The new model, more capable and faster, has been sent to Grand Rapids for marketing assessment.
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A. E. Putnam
Mr. Putnam and Sons
Putnam
Grand Rapids
German Cabinet Resigns. Mueller to Form New Government
Berlin report says Dr Wilhelm Marys cabinet, in office since 1927, resigned. President Von Hindenburg accepted the resignation and immediately named Hermann Mueller, socialist party leader, to form a new cabinet.
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Berlin
Wilhelm Mary
von Hindenburg
Hermann Mueller
Socialist Party
Mayor Applegate sentences Brock for intoxication
Mayor John W Applegate yesterday sentenced Paul Brock to thirty days in the county jail for intoxication. Justice of the Peace W E Barber sentenced Andy Miller and Mannard Ayres, both of Kaloha, to fines of ten dollars and costs for drunkenness.
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John W. Applegate
Paul Brock
Justice of the Peace
W. E. Barber
Andy Miller
Maynard Ayres
Kaloha
Firemen Honored for Saving Home from Lumber Yard Fire
Mrs. Frank Huber thanks the Journal for public acknowledgment of the fire department’s efforts to save her home from destruction after the lumber yard fire early Saturday morning. She expresses deep gratitude for their work.
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Frank Huber
the Journal
Plans mature for observance of July 4th here
At a meeting of the American Legion executive committee in charge of the Fourth of July celebration, it was announced that extensive plans are matured under Leon Beatty post and Washington business men. Committees are named and functioning, booster trips will advertise the event, and posters for the Isler carnival will be distributed countywide. Governor Hammill is the scheduled speaker, with $750 pledged by business leaders to cover expenses.
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American Legion
Leon Beatty Post
Washington
Post
Washington Club
Legion
Isler
Hammill
Fay
John Hammill
Iowa Winter Wheat Crop Forecast 6,131,000 Bushels
Des Moines June 12 A crops bulletin by Leslie M Carl federal statistician predicts Iowa winter wheat this year at 6,131,000 bushels on June 1 crop was 68 percent of normal with an expected yield not exceeding 15.6 bushels per acre A year ago 8,075,000 bushels were produced Corn prospects on June 1 were very strong planting finished under good conditions with 98 percent completed by June 1.
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Iowa
Des Moines
Leslie M. Carl
Federal Agricultural Statistician
Carl
Hoover to be nominated as convention breathes harmony
Kansas City dispatch reports the Republican convention opening with Hoover as the likely nominee. Party leaders, fueled by a mood of unity, anticipate formal balloting to confirm Hoover and resolve a farm relief plank amid talks influenced by Coolidge’s stance. Senator Fess delivers keynote as Hoover gains broad support.
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Kansas City
Hoover
Harmony
Fess
Compromise Farm Plank Endorsed by Republican Leaders
Kansas City June 12 A Republican platform draft approved by national leaders includes a compromise farm plank endorsing administration farm policies and the Jardine plan for marketing cooperation It proposes safeguards for agricultural products and notes the draft may change before final publication The farm plank faces opposition from 27 farm organizations and a Coolidge friendly platform committee vote.
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Kansas City
Smoot
Utah
Senator Fess Praises Coolidge at Republican Convention
Ohioist Simeon D. Fess closed his keynote at the Nineteenth Republican National Convention with praise for President Coolidge as the world’s greatest force. He urged continuation of Harding-Coolidge economic policies, opposed price fixing, and stressed a foreign policy avoiding entangling alliances while defending American lives. He asserted Coolidge’s election would be inevitable if he accepts the nomination and outlined farm relief, tariff, and immigration stances within a broad program of prosperity and restraint.
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Kansas City
Simeon D. Fess
Ohio
Coolidge
Fess
Prosperity
Republican Party
Harding
America
Women delegates learn to trade at Kansas City convention
Kansas City reports say 64 women delegates at the Republican convention are fewer than in 1924 but more hard boiled and wise. They participate actively, speak out, and master political trickery and compromise. Hoover monitors rapid convention developments from his Washington office as bulletins arrive within minutes.
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Kansas City
Washington
Herbert Hoover
United Press
Washington United Press Bureau
Hoover
Commerce Department
Republican National Convention temporary officers named
Kansas City June 12 temporary officers announced include Secretary Lafayette B Gleason of New York and Chief assistant secretary C M Harper of Kansas with details limited to these appointments.
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Kansas City
Lafayette B. Gleason
New York
C. M. Harper
Kan
Secretary Hoover Meets Coolidge And Sargent At White House
Secretary of Commerce Hoover conferred with President Coolidge and Attorney General Sargent at the White House at 10 15 A M Eastern Standard Time. The meeting follows Hoover's June visit to Washington and touches on national economic policy and trade concerns.
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Washington
Secetary of Commerce
Hoover
Coolidge
Sargent
Commerce Secretary
White House
Butler backs Hoover for Republican nominee at caucus
Kansas City news dispatch reports Chairman William M. Butler of the Republican National Committee stated to the Massachusetts delegation in caucus that he supports Secretary of Commerce Hoover as the Republican presidential nominee. Butler will not vote in the convention himself. his alternate will vote for Hoover.
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Kansas City
William M. Butler
Republican National Committee
Massachusetts
Hoover
Butler
Hoover Nomination Secured as Pa Gives All 79 Votes
CITY Mo June 12 The break that made Hoover's nomination certain came today when Pennsylvania decided to cast its entire 79 votes for Hoover. This assures him of the 545 necessary to nominate.
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Kansas City
Herbert Hoover
California
Convention Hall
Hoover
Coolidge
Pennsylvania
Keystone State
Republican convention hears liberalize Volstead plank proposal
Kansas City June 12 William S Ware of Pennsylvania proposed to the resolutions committee a plank for the Republican platform calling for liberalizing the Volstead Act. The move signals a shift toward relaxation of prohibition policy amid party discussions.
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Kansas City
Republic
Resolutions Committee
William S. Ware
Pennsylvania
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Chirence Jacobs
Lloyd Morrison
Lee Holland
A . L. Baldridge
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Horsyshoe
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Harold Montgomery
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Manton Hebner
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West Missouri
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Madame Schumann Heink
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Illinois
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